Golf-club.



PATENTBD MAY 12, 190s.vv

' G. W. MATTBRN.

GOLF GLU1 3.

l APPLICATION FILED MAB.. 21, 1903.

'I0 MODEL.

Wl T ME SSE S UNrTED STATES 'Patented May 12, 190e.

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. MATTERN, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR. TO THE CRAWFORD MCGREGORAND OANBY CO., OF DAYTON, OHIO.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent N lt). 727,819, dated May12, 1Q03. Application iiled March 2l, 1903. Serial No. 148.961. (Nomodel.) i

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. MATTEEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State ot' Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Golf-Clubs; and Idodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the saine, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the` gures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to the construction ofV golf-clubs; and theimprovements contained in said invention relate to the head'of the club,and consist of a metallic frame or casing which incloses the bottom ofthe head and the striking-face of the head and serves 1o protect suchparts of the head which are subjected to wear in` the continual usage ofthe club. In other words, the face or striking-surface of the head andthe sole and the neck portions are composed of one integral metallicsubstance which contains the proper amount of tensile strength ,and theproper elasticity to act in perfect harmony with all other parts of theclub. The striking surface or face of the head is backed up orreinforcedv by a material of a quick-acting or springy nature, behindwhich is a hard-wood block with the usual lead insertion opposite to thepoint of impact. The elastic material and the block are securely unitedto the top surface of the metallic sole and to the rear side of themetallic striking-face with a sui-table number of screws, which areinserted from the bottom of the metallic sole and through the metallicface. The block is also provided with a proper retaining-screw, which isinserted through the neck of the head near the rear or lead side.

Preceding a more detailed description of the invention, reference ismade to the accompanying drawings, of Which- Figure l is a top view of agolf-club made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an elevationof the striking face or surface. Fig. 3 is a transverse section throughthe head. f

In a detail description of the invention similar reference charactersindicate corresponding parts.

The metallic frame or casing constituting a portion of the head consistsof one integral piece of material having a desirable amount ofelasticity and a proper specic gravity. When constructed, the saidcasing consists of the sole or ground portion l, which lies at thebottom of the head, and the upright portion 2, which forms the face orstrikingsurface, said surface being suitably roughened or corrugated toinsure a proper impact with the ball and the neck 3,which forms the rearabutment of the block 8 and elastic strip .7. The portions l and`2 areunited with the neck 3, and the latter is provided with a suitablesocket `for the insertion ofthe shaft 4, which is constructed from asuitable quality of hickory.

The frame or casing when constructed as -above specified presents twoinner upright walls 5 and 6,'theformer providing an abutment for thematerial 7 and the latter forming a suitably-tapering abutment, as shownin Fig. l, for the rear end of the material 7 and for the block 8. Thepart 7 may be of any suitable material which possesses strength as wellas a desirable amount of elasticitysuch, for example, as ebonite,vulcanite, ,frutta-perche, and a variety of other materials having suchnature and possessing a proper specific lightness and elasticity. Thissubstance 7 is interposed between the block 8 and the inner surface ofthe striking-face 2 and is, together with the block 8, rigidly united tosaid striking-face 2 by a suitable number of screws, as shown in thedrawings. The heads of the screwsare countersunk and are covered withmetal, so that when the article is finished the heads of these screwswill be invisible, although they appear conspicuously in the drawings..

The block 8 is constructed,as usual,of asuitable kind of wood, and itsrearward surface is given the proper angle to match with the surface 6of the neck 3, at which p ointit is made secure to said neck by means ofa retaining-screw 10, that passes through said neck 3 adjacent to therear side of the head. The head of this screw l0 is also invisible inthe finished club. The rear side of the block IOO S is provided with theusual insertion 1l, consistiug, preferably, of lead. The block Sissecured to the sole l adjacent to the rear side of the head by means ofa suitable number of screws. (Shown in dotted lines in Fig. l.) Thesescrews pass through the sole l and enter the block S a suitabledistance.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. In a golf-club, a headconsisting of a inetallic casing forming the sole, the strikingface, andthe neck of said head, a head-block united to said casing at the sole,the neck, and the striking-face portions of said casing, and a strip ofelastic material interposed between said block and said striking-face,substantially as set forth.

2. In a golf-club, a head consisting of an integral metallic casingforming the sole, the striking-face and the neck, a block united to saidmetallic casing at lthe neck and at the sole, and a strip of materialhaving the requisite elasticity, the saine being arranged in the rear ofthe striking-face and suitably united thereto, substantially as setforth.

3. In a golf-club, a head consisting of a metallic casing, a blockmounted in said metallic casing and having three sides thereof inclosedby said casing the said block being united to the said three sides ofthe casing, a strip of elastic material interposed between said blockand the striking-face of the casing, the said strip being secured to theblock and to the casing, substantially as set forth.

4. In a golf-club, ametal case constituting the striking-surface, thesole, and the neck of the head, a block secured to said case at thestriking-face, the sole, and the neck portions thereof, and a strip ofelastic material interposed between the inner surface of thestrikingface and the straight side of the block, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. MATTERN.

Witnesses:

R. J. MCCARTY, H. H. HABNER.

